AITA for siding with my husband when my brother kicked him out of the engagement party?
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The original poster (OP) finds herself caught in a severe conflict between her husband and her brother, exacerbated by the husband's public insult toward the brother's fiancée during their engagement party.
The OP initially supported her husband's statement but later felt pressured to apologize to her brother, refusing because she felt she was defending her spouse against his best friend's aggressive reaction.
Is the OP justified in refusing to apologize to her brother for supporting her husband's insensitive comment, given the brother's subsequent hostile behavior of insulting the husband and ejecting both of them from his own party?
From Supportive to Savage: The Crowd Responds:
Users didn’t stay quiet — they showed up in full force, mixing support with sharp criticism. From calling out bad behavior to offering real talk, the comments lit up fast.